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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shipwrecks & the sea

Shipwrecks & the sea, 1880

24 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 2

The Wreck of the Susa[?] Godeffroy

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 October 1880 · page 2

THE S. M HERALD states that the lost vessel was well known in Sydney harbour, she having been an object of interest for some years, while laid-up in Snail's Bay. She was looked upon…

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The Fijian Mail Steamer Gunga

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1880 · page 2

BY the arrival of the Sirocco, schooner, from Levuka, this morning, which port she left on Octomber 9, we learn that the Fijian mail steamer Gunga had not reached Levuka on that date,…

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Fearful Shipwreck

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1880 · page 2

THE following accuont is given by a seaman, a survivor, of the wreck of the Vera [?]ruz on August 29, off the coast of Florida. Of the seventy-nine persons on board, sixty-eight were supposed to be…

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Wreck of the Lady Darling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1880 · page 3

GREAT satisfaction was expressed in the city last night when news was received that the crew of the wrecked vessel had all reached Montague Island in safety. Captain Roberts reports that the steamer…

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